CINCINNATI - Oct. 11, 2017 - PRLog -- Kolar Design is showcasing a complementary "Enchanted Forest" environment to the, "Our Homecoming" Charlie Harper mural light projection by We Have Become Vikings, as well as large-scale inflatable rabbits by Parer Studio at the corner of E. Court and Walnut Streets during BLINK Cincinnati, October 12-15 downtown. Special thanks to the Haile Foundation and Cincinnati Parks Foundation for partnering on the effort, as well as Sediment Design and the Motz Group for making the installation possible.

The Enchanted Forest theme celebrates not only Charley Harper as a signature artist of the parks, but how our parks are one of our city's biggest assets. We have more green space than any other city our size, and have created a new concept, a "Pop Up Park," overnight in a parking lot. The Park Board is donating lumber, the nest, and even labor to help us construct it. In addition, The Motz Group is donating the turf, labor, and installation (5000 feet of grass). It promises to be a great family venue.

"Kolar is proud to be co-creating with our artistic partners and practicing at the intersection of art, business and the community," says Kelly Kolar, president.

Not only is Kolar Design participating in BLINK, Kelly Kolar is speaking on Retail Innovation, Re:thinking the End-to-End Retail Experience, during Brandemonium's International Brand Conference & Festival October 11-14, at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Brandemonium will have two different event styles: a conference aspect which will include more than 80 keynotes, panels, mentor sessions and workshops, representing companies as well-known and diverse as Google, Target, Kroger, Southwest Airlines, Gorilla Glue and P&G; and a festival aspect which will give brands an opportunity to engage while "taking over" the city with brand activations including installations, performances, lounges and more.

In addition, Kolar Design's exhibit at NKU In:sight, a showcase of excellence in strategy and creative risk in regional design on NKU's campus, focuses on how Kolar engages with communities and clients. We invite the visitors to the gallery to express what they love about their community or neighborhood. The gallery is open until October 20th from 9:00am to 9:00pm, Monday through Friday, with over 25 local firms participating.

About BLINK – www.blinkcincinnati.com BLINK is a planned Luminosity-style light and art festival that will span 20 city blocks and four days in downtown Cincinnati from October 12-15, 2017. Organizers say BLINK Cincinnati could attract half a million visitors to Cincinnati during the event, and is expected to be one of the largest light, art and projection mapping events in the nation.

About Kolar Design – http://www.KolarDesign.net Founded in 1990 by Kelly Kolar, Kolar Design is an award-winning global strategic design firm passionate about finding new and better ways to connect people, places and brands – from neighborhoods focused on the residents' and businesses' experience to global workplaces that blend corporate and cultural identity, to mixed use retail environments that delight and inspire the end-to-end consumer experience. Their interdisciplinary team of curated brand strategists, marketers, designers and planners work from brand conception to construction in the creation of environments that connect brands with the people who matter most to them. With insight, innovation, design thinking, and imagination, they transform spaces into places where people and brands connect. Key clients include: Procter & Gamble, Graydon, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Mercy Health, AtriCure, University of Cincinnati, The Nationwide Arena District, The Ohio State University, Bridge Park in Dublin, Easton Town Center, and the Short North Arts District.